New York Cubans
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The New York Cubans were a prominent Negro league baseball team known for showcasing talented Afro-Latino and African American players in the mid-20th century.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball team
ⓘ
defunct baseball team ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cubans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInBorough | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipTitle | Negro World Series champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| colorBarrierContext | played during racial segregation in U.S. professional baseball ⓘ |
| competitiveLevel | top-tier Negro league club ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | important team for Cuban and Caribbean diaspora in New York ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1950 ⓘ |
| era | pre-integration era of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
African American players
ⓘ
Afro-Latino players ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alex Pompez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Negro National League (second incarnation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeBallpark |
Dyckman Oval
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polo Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| league | Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Claro Duany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jabbo Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Tiant Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Lázaro Salazar NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnie Miñoso NERFINISHED ⓘ Perucho Cepeda NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ Silvio García NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetelo Vargas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeason | 1947 ⓘ |
| owner | Alex Pompez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Negro World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cuban Stars (East) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentRegion |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBaseballHistory |
provided opportunities for Black and Latino players barred from MLB
ⓘ
showcased Afro-Latino talent ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| teamColors |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| wonChampionship | 1947 Negro World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hinchliffe Stadium